Improved extension bed



waited tatw FREDERICK MENZER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 101,489, dated April 5, 1870.

IMPROVED EXTENSION BED.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK Mnxznn, of the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented an Improved Extension Bedwith Drawers; and I do hereby declare the following description andaccompanying drawings are sufficient to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use mysaid invention and improvements without further invention or experiment.

The object of my invent-ion is to construct an improved extension bed,which shail be more especially useful as a bed for growing children, andwhere space is limited; and

It consists in making the bed with two sets of side rails, one set beingattached to the head-board and the other set to the foot-board, andcombining with this construction slats or supporters for the mattress,

placed lengthwise and hinged together, at a point which enables aportion to stand perpendicular-ly g against the head-board when the bed'is closed up.

Themattress is also jointed, and, when the bed is closed up, may servefor a bolster', or it may stand entirely ont of the way like the bottom.

Drawers are arranged at both head and foot of the bed, so as to closebeneath it and out of sight.

Referring to the accompanying drawings- A is the head-board, and B thebot-board of abcd. These may be plain or carved, as desired.

From the head-board the upper and lower side rails C and D extend as faras the shortest length intended for the bed, and are slotted, as shownat et et.

The rails E and F are attached to the foot-board and slide on theothers, the upper rail E being tongued, so as to tit a correspondinggroove in the rail C, while the rail F slides similarly within the railD, as shown.

The rails C and D are united by bars b b, and the rails E and vF by barse c, so that they are steadied and caused to move together.

vThe hot-tom G is made of the salue lengt-h as the rails O and D, andsupports the extension-slats H. One end'of the slats is fastened to thefoot-board, and by'its motion they are drawn out or closed. The otherends are jointed or hinged to this tirst part at d, so that, when thebed is to be shortened or closed, this head port-ion will sta-nd at anincline or vertically within the recess f made in the head-board for thepurpose.

In order to aid this portion iu taking its position, an inclined strip,is placed so as to guide it, and, it' the bed is only partially closed,this strip supports the head-slats and the mattress so as to form abolster.

The mattress J is also jointed like the slats, and subjected to asimilar motion and disposal when the bed is closed.

Beneath thebottom G are drawers K and L, which, when closed, areentirely concealed, and which serve to contain bedding and articles ofclothing. The end of the drawer L forms a part of the foot-board, andoperates with it.

By this construction I am ena-bled to produce a bed which will besuitable for a child, and can be extended when necessary. It is alsovery convenient when the room is small, as it can be closed during theday and extended at night.

Having thus described my invention.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent is In combination with thedouble side rails C D and E F, the adj nstable slats H, arranged to beemployed as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

FREDRK. MENZER. [rh su] Witnesses:

GEO. H. STRONG, W. R. BooNn.

